Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Forms
submitted to the Commissioner on the basis that they have been made available
for sale or use in 40 states, subject to state variations that do not alter the
unique features or design of the product, shall be eligible for sale or use
pursuant to the requirements of this subchapter. Notwithstanding eligibility,
any such form shall comply with New Jersey law regarding standard contract
provisions as identified below.
1. Individual
Life:
i. Free Look as set forth in
17B:25-2.1;
ii. Grace Period as set forth in
17B:25-3;
iii. Incontestability as set forth in
17B:25-4, 16 and 17;
iv. Entire Contract as set forth in
17B:25-5;
v. Misstatement of Age as set forth in
17B:25-6;
vi. Dividends as set forth in
17B:25-7;
vii. Policy Loan as set forth in
17B:25-8;
viii. Reinstatement as set forth in
17B:25-9;
ix. Payment of Premium as set forth in
17B:25-10;
x. Automatic Premium Loan Notice as set forth
in 17B:25-10.1;
xi. Payment of Claims as set forth in
17B:25-11;
xii. Beneficiary as set forth in
17B:25-12;
xiii. Nonforfeiture Benefits as set forth in
17B:25-19(a) and
(l);
xiv. Title as set forth in
17B:25-14; and
xv. Period in Which to Commence Cause of
Action as set forth in
17B:25-15;
2. Group Life:
i. Requirements for Eligible Groups as set
forth in 17B:27-1;
ii. Dependents as set forth in
17B:27-9;
iii. Grace Period as set forth in
17B:27-11;
iv. Incontestability as set forth in
17B:27-12;
v. Application, Representations not
Warranties, Entire Contract as set forth in
17B:27-13;
vi. Evidence of Insurability as set forth in
17B:27-14;
vii. Age Adjustments as set forth in
17B:27-15;
viii. Participating Policies as set forth in
17B:27-16;
ix. Beneficiary and Facility of Payment as
set forth in
17B:27-17;
x. Certificates as set forth in
17B:27-18;
xi. Conversion as set forth in
17B:27-19 and 20;
xii. Death within Conversion Period as set
forth in 17B:27-21;
xiii. Certificate to Debtors as set forth in
17B:27-22; and
xiv. Conversion of Debtors as set forth in
17B:27-23;
3. Individual Annuity:
i. Standard Nonforfeiture Law as set forth in
17B:25-20(f), (l), (o) and
(p);
ii. Misstatement of Age or Sex as set forth
in 11:4-43.3(c)4;
and
iii. Premium payments as set
forth in 11:4-43.5(a);
and
4. Variable
Contracts:
i. Required statements as set
forth in 17B:28-4; and
ii. Form of contract as set forth in
17B:28-5(c) and
(d), except that a periodic report that
complies with N.J.A.C. 11:4-45 shall be considered to be approved by the
Commissioner as required by
17B:28-5(c)(iii).
(b) Carriers shall
solicit, market, administer and service forms made available for sale or use
pursuant to P.L. 2001, c.
237 in accordance with all applicable New Jersey
statutes and rules, including as of April 7, 2003:
1. Advertisement of life insurance and
annuity, N.J.A.C. 11:2-23;
2.
Accelerated death benefit, N.J.A.C. 11:4-30;
3. Fraud warning statement, N.J.S.A.
17:33A-6c;
4. Funeral insurance
policy, N.J.A.C. 11:4-25;
5. Group
coverage discontinuance and replacement, N.J.A.C. 11:2-13;
6. Illustrations, N.J.A.C. 11:4-52 and
17B:28-5(b);
7. Juvenile insureds,
11:4-24.4;
8. Life Insurance Solicitation, N.J.A.C.
11:4-11;
9. Life and Health
Insurance Policy Language Simplification Act,
17B:17-17 et seq.;
10. Limited Death Benefit Form, N.J.A.C.
11:4-21;
11. Loan notices,
11:4-41.3(b)7;
12. New Jersey Fair Credit Reporting Act,
56:11-33;
13. Periodic reports, N.J.A.C.
11:4-45;
14. Replacement of life
insurance policy, N.J.A.C. 11:4-2;
15. Standards for smoker/nonsmoker and/or
tobacco/nontobacco reclassification,
11:4-41.1 4;
16. Trade practices and discrimination,
17B:30-1 et seq.; and
17. Unfair claims settlement practices,
N.J.A.C. 11:2-17.